Syracuse University Top Questions

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Before I came to Syracuse, I wish I had known that you had to keep a 2.75 GPA to maintain your university scholarship. I was under the impression that the rewuired GPA was a 2.5, therefore I have to work harder to keep my scholarship. This was changed this school year as I was entering, so I was surprised to learn this. This new rule motivates students to work harder, so I am fine with it. I also wishI knew that you had to work hard on getting a work-study job on your own.

The determination to keep going. Everyday is a new day and everyday brings more and more responsibility to oneself. One must realize that once you start your success you must keep striving for it and try to pass all the obstacles that are put in front of you.

I wish that I was aware of how much work architectural studies involved. If I had known, then I would have been able to acclimate sooner. As it is, I am well situated and have become comfortable with a heavy workload. At this point in my education, I would prefer to pursue academic success than to waste my time at fraternities. I also wish that I had known of the divide between the academic intensity of the architecture school and the rest of the university: as it tends to result in me studying while other people are partying very loudly.

I wish i had known more about the classes i would take.

I wish I had known more about greek life. There is a large greek presence and while I am not in a sorority or fraternity I would have liked to know more about how it worked and the benefits of joining one of those groups. I have never regreted not being part of greek life, but I don't feel that I made the most educated decision because I didn't know much about it.

Syracuse University emphasizes a multicultural approach to campus life. I wish I knew more options for expanding my knowledge of different cultures. The school offers many options like going abroad. I actually went abroad but wish I had planned my schedule out accordingly. They should market their program more because it draws a lot of students and encourages them to participate in cultural competencies.

I wish I had known how heavy the course load would be and how much time I would have to devote to studying. Now that I am here and have adjusted, I hardly consider it an issue, but just something I have to do and something that is part of my life. It would have been nice to know before I came here so I could have acclimated myself sooner.

Before I came to this school i wish i knew what it was like to live on campus. I decided not to live on campus because I am a local student that has always lived in Syracuse. Now I regret not living on campus because of all the friends I could have made and all the experiences I could have experienced.

That I would not be able to graduate on time, recieve no financial aid ever, and that my advisors didn't actually know what they were doing. I ended up taking five classes my freshman year that ended up counting for nothing and now I'm a semester behind so I have to pay for another semester of classes.